Grants office reports improved controls and warns HUD cuts could halt programs serving thousands
Commissioner Deborah Lannon told council the Department of Grants and Community Development improved reimbursements and monitoring, reported no HUD findings last year, and cautioned that proposed federal changes to CDBG/HOME/HOPWA would jeopardize services to low‑income residents.
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Atlanta — Deborah Lannon, commissioner of the Department of Grants and Community Development (DGCD), told Atlanta City Council the department has reduced reimbursement turnaround times, strengthened monitoring and has no HUD monitoring findings in the past program year, but warned that proposed federal budget actions put critical entitlement funds at risk.
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